He lives by no rules or protocol. Still, ex-cop Marcus Williams is always brutally aware of consequences. Joining the DOJ's top-secret Shepherd Organization gives him the chance to stop the most violent perpetrators by any means necessary. And priority one is the Anarchist, who abducts women and burns them alive. Even if it means Marcus must fight to control his own inner rage minute by minute, day by day

But Marcus' old adversary Francis Ackerman Jr. isn't content with being the serial killer who escaped and lived to gloat another day. He's gleefully turning every lead into a lethal series of traps to destroy Marcus, those he cares about and the innocent alike. And even as Marcus races to prevent his main quarry's ultimate unholy ritual, the one betrayal he never wanted to believe in could push him forever into darkness, beyond redemption.

Funded by an American oil company, a rogue general sets out to stage a coup in the drought-stricken Republic of Djibouti. Once the man's soldiers have forced the region into civil unrest and assassinated the political leaders, he intends to take control and oust America from its only sub-Saharan military base.

That's the plan. A plan Mack Bolan must put a stop to. Joined by a burned-out CIA agent and an aid worker, Bolan targets the US financier and the mercenaries they're bringing into the country. Hunted by the police and the army and targeted by assassins, the Executioner won't stop until the general and his collaborators face their retribution.

A new era of friendship between the Syrian and U.S. governments is threatened when American high-tech weapons go missing en route overseas. Determined to destroy the stolen arms before they can be used, Mack Bolan discovers nothing is what it seems between the Syrian regime and the loyalistsincluding the beautiful double agent working with him.

Getting to the weapons alive is only one of Bolan's problems. Tracking down the enemy behind the theftwithout starting a warwill put his years of experience to the test. But discretion is of the utmost importance, and the lives of millions are at stake, which makes the Executioner the only man for this mission.

So much for Emma Daniels's plan for a peaceful Florida retirement. When a neighbor dies in a cooking fire, she can't believe it was an accident. For one thing, Henry Conlan didn't cook. For another, the grizzled Lothario was secretly dating most of the senior complex's female residentsand letting each think she was his one and only. Emma won't let someone in her own community get away with murder.

But Henry's life was a crazy tangle of dysfunctional relationships, jealousy and poisonous accusations. As Emma deciphers seemingly unrelated clues, she receives ominous threats targeting her and those she loves most. Now the only way she can expose this case's most crucial evidence is to outthink a desperate killer ready to make Emma's life go up in flames ,

Dek Elstrom has solved some pretty unusual cases. But dealing with exploding mansions in one of Chicago's most exclusive gated communities is outside his comfort zone. The former investigator has another reason to be reluctanthe used to live the good life at Crystal Waters. Now mega millions worth of prime real estate could tank overnight, including the home Dek once shared with his ex-wife.

Turns out a ransom note demanding $50,000 arrived two weeks before the blast. The money was never paid. Then another explosion rocks the enclave, followed by a second extortion letter. Dek's search uncovers a plot that goes back decadesand that's not the worst of it. While Dek's trying to rebuild his life, a killer is setting him up to take the fall in a revenge scheme that could blow Dek's world sky-high.,

The Puzzle Lady, Cora Felton, is surprised to learn she's inherited $10,000. Of course, she doesn't even remember the man who was supposedly one of her former husbands. Turns out it's an elaborate scam cooked up by Melvin Crabtree, Cora's fifth husband, to get out of paying her alimony. But it's more than a numbers game when a banker connected to the case is shot to death, and a KenKen math puzzle is found next to the body.

With the puzzles coming fast and furious, Cora sifts through cluesup, down and acrosswhile battling shyster lawyers, jaded judges and her scheming snake of an ex. Then another murder interrupts her day in court. And no matter how many different ways she adds, subtracts, divides or multiplies, the total tallies up to one scorned killer banking on revenge.,

Ex-socialite Gigi Goldman can't believe her first attempt at running Swift Investigations is going so well. Her partner, Charlie Swift, is temporarily out of action, but Gigi has managed without getting anything shot at, blown up or set on fire. Of course, her luck is too good to last because her next client is Heather-Anne Pawlusik, the gorgeous blonde who ran off with Gigi's husband. Les is missing, and there's a long list of furious folks after his embezzling head.

But when a body turns up, the police peg Gigi as the prime suspect. And once Gigi discovers Heather-Anne has more to hide than Les, she starts shaking out a stack of lethal scandals from the closets of Colorado's richest. It will take all Gigi's designer deducingand maybe a little help from Charlieto finally crack this case and sink her Mischievous Mint nails into one devious killer.,

Ryan Cawdor and his six companions struggle to survive postnuclear America, a grim new world where hope for the future is lost amid the devastation.

APOCALYPSE REDUX

In pursuit of a hardened enemyMagusRyan and the companions find themselves in a land more foreign than any they've encountered. After unwittingly slipping through a time hole, the group lands in twentieth-century New York City, getting their first glimpse of predark civilization. And they're not sure they like it. Only Mildred and Doc can appreciate this strange metropolis, but Armageddon is just seventy-two hours away, and Magus will stop at nothing to make sure Ryan and his team are destroyed on Nuke Day

A jihadist bomb brings down a massive church in Ibadan, and injured Catholic bishops flee the sanctuary-turned-death-trap straight into the machetes of Nigeria's most fearsome terrorist group, Boko Haram. This bloodbath is only the beginning of a reign of terror linked to al Qaeda. As the gloating leader amps up the massacres of Christians across the country, Mack Bolan sets out to hunt him down and smash al Qaeda's hopes of building another major African power base.

Yet the moment Bolan hits Nigerian soil, his identity is compromised. His only allies have little training, and their priority is protecting children orphaned by the terrorists' brutal attacks. Now survival means fighting his way through the crowded city, ambush by lethal ambush, and staying one step ahead of a traitor moving in for the kill. With the death toll rising, the Executioner will have to play one last gamble to restore the region's rightful governmentand send this unholy gang of jihadists into fiery oblivion.

The Himalayas become a deadly hunting zone when a nuclear warhead is stolen from a black-market warehouse in Kathmandu. Knowing the incident could start World War III, the President sends Mack Bolan and a CIA operative to retrieve the weapon in the treacherous border region between Tibet and Nepal.

But the U.S. isn't the only country in the search. Bolan and his ally are up against cunning Chinese and Russian assassins, and several local warlords are vying for the valuable nuke, as well. These competing parties are determined to reach the weapon firstno matter how many witnesses they eliminate on the way. With few alternatives and the trail of innocent blood growing longer, Bolan accepts the help of an old spy. But can he be trusted? With the harsh mountain terrain working against them, the Executioner will need to rely on his wits to win this race because coming in second is not an option.

Reporter Madison Young has never felt safe. As a child, she witnessed her parents' grisly murders and barely escaped. No matter how many precautions she takes, her nights are haunted by a killer's twisted smile and his whispered promise to return. Then news comes that Michael Bates is up for parole. Madison steels herself for the worst

Until Bates is shot dead right in front of her on the day of his release. Madison's instincts tell her his death is connected to another recent shooting. Uncovering a pattern of vengeance killings leads her all too close to home. Now she's in the sights of those determined to uphold their own merciless brand of justice at any cost.